Lebanon's pro-government March 14 clique on Friday asked for Arab states to help stop what it claimed "Syrian intervention, and assault on Lebanon," as political tension is escalating in Lebanon.
The March 14 bloc hoped that a coming meeting of Arab foreign ministers "would be decisive with Syria to put an end to its interference in Lebanon and halt the policy of favoritism regarding this regime and the adoption, ultimately, of deterrent measures against it," the bloc said in a statement.
The statement, issued after a meeting by the majority alliance's follow-up committee, was basically addressed to Arab foreign ministers who are scheduled to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Lebanon's ongoing presidential crisis.
Lebanon is facing the most critical situation since the 1975 civil war which wrecked the country for 15 years.
Lebanese presidential seat has been vacant since former President Emile Lahoud ended his term on Nov. 24, and the sharply divided Lebanese parliament has delayed the elections for eleven times without a consensus.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Wednesday that his country has decided to suspend contacts with France on the political crisis in Lebanon.
Muallem's remarks came three days after French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday that Paris would have no more contact with Syria until Damascus shows sincerity in letting Lebanon choose a consensus president.
France has been leading efforts to mediate a settlement between the Western-backed governing coalition and the opposition, led by groups with close ties to Damascus.
Syria has been accused of meddling in the internal affairs of Lebanon, which Syria has categorically denied.
Source: Xinhua
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